Hello,
I’m currently making a HiFi system, and I decided to use a touchscreen in this project. However I need help finding the right software or Linux Distro to run on this HiFi system. I have already designed a GUI so the software or OS needs to be skinnable (I’ve added some pictures of my design).
The specifications for my system are as follows:

• A2DP Bluetooth
• CD (run over USB)
• Internet Radio (Possibly TuneIn)
• IPhone Lightning dock
• USB Mass Storage
• Aux
• Airplay
• Possibly apps like Spotify, Deezer etc.


I’m planning on using the Hummingboard i.MX6 because it has PCI-e (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Card) and i2c (Touchscreen), however I haven’t purchased this yet because.

Linux touchscreen support is in the kernel, so that's not an issue. I have a touchscreen machine (Lenovo Think Centre Graphics Tablet) and the touch interface works quite nicely under Linux, though I seldom use touch--it's easier to use keyboard/mouse for how I use that particular machine.

As for a "skinnable" Desktop Environment/Window Manager, that may be a whole different issue. Some DE/WMs are more configurable than others, but I've not run into one that is "skinnable," in the sense of user being able to overlay an entire interface over the existing GUI environment, as opposed to configuring the existing elements to your liking. In my experience, skinnability is more a application level thing, as for browsers, media players, and the like.

Off the top of my head, I think that KDE might be your best choice. You could use the KDE "Activities" to design an "Activity" meets your needs, but that would certainly not be the same thing as "skinning" KDE.

I was thinking of using XBMC/Kodi because that's skinnable however its have very little support for the sources that i want to use... What is KDE Activities. The simplest idea I can think of is finding an audio/media based linux distro to then skin to my design. I've looked at Runeaudio, Xbmc/Kodi and volumio.

Is it worth looking at other media center software like MediaPortal or Mythbuntu? They probably do too much, but I think you can create your own skins - I guess you would have to play around with them to see the limits of the skin customization.